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Paul Flahive
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Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 1d
While politicians and judges debate the legality of Texas National Guard troops’ presence in Illinois, columnists and creators are debating a really cool and super low-key question: “Are we in a civil war?”

thebarbedwire.com/2025/10/13/t...
‘Are We in a Civil War?’ Texas Troops Are Still in Illinois, but It’s Getting Messy
The escalating tension between the states has devolved into personal insults, a legal battle, and fears of an actual second civil war.
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David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 4d
ICE agents to US citizen: Turn around or you're getting the dog.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 2d
The most dangerous form of government is theocracy. 

Because the only thing worse than a tyrant is a tyrant who thinks they're on a mission from God.
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Paul Flahive @paulflahive.bsky.social · 2d
Really loving the show The Lowdown. Fun characters, whimsical storytelling despite ominous centerpiece.

Also the soundtrack is really exciting stuff I would never have gone looking for.

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Agalisiga Mackey - "When I Was a Boy" Live at OKPOP
YouTube video by OKPOP Museum
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d
Pritzker: "If the Constitution means anything -- and I guess we all are questioning that right now -- the Insurrection Act cannot be invoked ... they just want troops on the ground because they want to militarize especially blue cities in blue states."
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Aman Batheja @amanbatheja.bsky.social · 2d
Now this is a lede: “Republicans have tried more than 70 times over the past 15 years to weaken or kill Obamacare. But their campaign keeps backfiring.”
Why Republicans’ attempts to kill Obamacare keep backfiring
The White House and some Republicans are growing nervous that Democrats’ demand to boost Obamacare as part of a government funding bill has salience with voters.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2d
About a month ago, the Trump administration got rid of the de minimis exemption, whereby packages valued under $800 could slide in without import duties. Now there's a backlog as the government can't process all of this paperwork, leading to UPS just destroying packages
Business Insider headline reads: UPS is telling customers that their packages coming to the US are marked for destruction.
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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 5d
How Mark Bray, author of the book on antifa, was targeted with death threats:

— Trump signs EO designating antifa as terrorists
— DHS memo warns about "antifa-aligned" individuals
— Far-right trolls target Bray on X
— TPUSA treasurer launches petition against Bray

www.wired.com/story/mark-b...
He Wrote a Book About Antifa. Death Threats Are Driving Him Out of the US
Rutgers historian Mark Bray is trying to flee to Spain after after an online campaign from far-right influencers was followed by death threats. He was turned back at the airport on his first attempt.
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Neil Alan Willard @neilwillard.bsky.social · 4d
I wasn't a math major, but . . .
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d
Dr Oz: "Drugs for lung diseases are discounted massively. The president highlighted 650%. Significant discounts ... "
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Paul Flahive @paulflahive.bsky.social · 3d
These number dropped
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Sarah Weinman @sarahweinman.com · 3d
No good billionaires and none of them are okay
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David Wallace-Wells @dwallacewells.bsky.social · 3d
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Sarah Weinman @sarahweinman.com · 3d
No good billionaires and none of them are okay
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David Wallace-Wells @dwallacewells.bsky.social · 3d
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Paul Flahive @paulflahive.bsky.social · 3d
Wut?
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4d
Nothing says “America First” like letting another country put an Air Force base in Idaho
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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 4d
BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.
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Paul Flahive @paulflahive.bsky.social · 3d
Sad
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 4d
AI videos being sent to him by Miller, Noem et al, right?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d
Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 4d
His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”
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Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 4d
During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door. 

It wasn’t the feds —  it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’
During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...
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Paul Flahive @paulflahive.bsky.social · 4d
Side note: I dramatically underestimated how long it would take to get to opening statements. I will have a ticket when I return to my car.
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Paul Flahive @paulflahive.bsky.social · 4d
I am reporting on the trial of three former San Antonio Police officers in the shooting death of Melissa Perez. It is the first time in the city's history that an officer involved shooting resulted in murder charges.
There are so many people at the defense table (10) that the court brought in a separate table for when they cross examine witnesses.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d
Schiff: "If a president in secret can put names on a list and kill them, then there is no war power still retained by Congress, and there's no check on an executive who may drag us into another war."
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Alex Wayne @aawayne.bsky.social · 5d
“Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration.”

The Republican chair of the National Governors Association breaks with Trump.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...
Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Criticizes National Guard Deployment in Chicago
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 4d
"30-year-old conservative lawyer and activist who is Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, which deals with federal employee whistleblower complaints and discrimination" cancelled his colleague's hotel room so she would be forced to stay with him.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
In late July, Paul Ingrassia, the White House liaison for the Department of Homeland Security, arrived at a Ritz-Carlton in Orlando with a lower-ranking female colleague and others from their department. When the group reached the front desk, the woman learned she didn’t have a hotel room. Ingrassia then informed her that she would be staying with him, according to five administration officials familiar with the episode. Eventually the woman discovered that Ingrassia had arranged ahead of time to have her hotel room canceled so she would have to stay with him, three of those officials said.
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 6d
I spoke with this pastor and other clergy and faith leaders who have been protesting at the Chicago ICE facility.

All told me they've been shot by pepper balls or targeted by other non-lethal rounds. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...
Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago
(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...
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Heather J. Chin @heatherjchin.bsky.social · 4d
Terry Gross: telling these stories that include voices of enslaved & women & indigenous might be called DEI; screening this at Smithsonian or NPS could get you canceled.
Ken Burns: i like to say DEI is "E Pluribus Unum" "A story is a story is a story." #AmericanRevolution #USHistory #PBS #FreshAir
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Heather J. Chin @heatherjchin.bsky.social · 4d
Ken Burns to Terry Gross: Washington was against keeping & recruiting Black soldiers who fought bravely in Lexington & Concord, eventually realized mistake... Terry notes W describing colonists as enslaved to British. Ken says "irony & hypocrisy not lost on anybody." #AmericanRevolution #PBS
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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 5d
Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d
Johnson: "He has defunded our education system. He has defunded our transportation system. He's firing black women across this country. He's defunding our healthcare system. This president is absolutely out of control... Chicago is going to stand firm in protecting humanity."
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